332 Philosophy of Language. [Chap. XVI. 



. following. The author divides all words into twct 

 grand classes, called Prwc'pals and Accessories. 

 The former he subdivides into two branches, Sub- 

 sfaniives 'dni\Attrlbutkesi the latter into two others, 

 Defini trees zx\d ConnLCthe.s ; so that under one of 

 these four species, Substant'rccs, Attributives^ De- 

 finitircs, or Connectives, he includes all the varie- 

 ties of words. He considers articles, conjunctions, 

 and prepositions, as having no signification of 

 their own, but as deriving a meaning only from 

 their connection witli other terms. Oii these lead- 

 ing principles his boasted fabric rests. 



!\Ir. Harris was doubtless a learned and inge- 

 nious man ; but as somei of the best judges utterly 

 deny that his doctrines of general grammar are 

 either original or just, it is not probable that they 

 will long be considd'cd as doing him much honour. 

 His work, however was for many years received 

 with high approbction, not only in the native 

 country of the auhor, but also on the continent 

 of Europe, and hai, even yet^ many ardent ad- 

 mirers. 



About the tinidtliat AFr. Harris laid his doc- 

 trines before the Jublic, the j)hilosophy of gram- 

 mar was an ohjei of lalx>rious and learned in- 

 quiry at tlie celehijited Greek school of Leyden. 

 I:i these investigjtions the great Schultens, and 

 alter him professoj Hemsterhuis and his disciples, 

 made a distinguisl^d figure. Schultens examined 

 tlie derivation andkructure of the Greek language 



.with great care, .nd particularly gave some new 

 and interesting vyws of the Greek particles. Af- 



'tcrwards professoj Hemsterhuis * undertook to de- 

 * Tiberius IIemst«/l)uis was a native of Groningenj where lie 



